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Threats and Promises

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 09:30:22 +0200

She has a new look, a new man, and a past that’s not her own. The New York Times–bestselling author delivers a chilling romantic thriller.

After her estranged brother dies, Lauren Stevenson inherits his substantial legacy, allowing her to finally fix a medical condition that’s plagued her all her life. The results of the plastic surgery are nothing less than astounding. In the mirror, Lauren sees a whole new person.

But that’s just the beginning. The shop Lauren has opened in Boston with her best friend is an instant success, and she’s even bought a farmhouse that she can’t wait to renovate. The only thing missing in her life is romance—until Matt Kruger shows up outside of her shop.

A friend of her late brother, Matt is in town on business. The rugged builder is everything Lauren has ever dreamed about, and they embark on a whirlwind romance. Only, strange things...

Straight From the Heart

Fri, 12 Dec 1986 10:41:41 +0300

From America’s beloved storyteller, Barbara Delinsky, comes a classic novel of one lovesick doctor and the woman who makes his heart ache with desire…

As the head of cardiology at New Haven Medical Center, Dr. Robert McCrae knows a lot about the human heart. But it’s not until he spots Heather Cole’s beautiful face at one of his lectures that he realizes how much more he needs to learn. From the moment he sees her, his heart skips a beat—metaphorically speaking—and his pulse rate soars. It turns out that Heather is a local hand-bag designer who’s not just playing doctor; she’s putting her heart on the line. Rob may be the only one who can help. But first she’ll have to trust him—and take a risk on falling in love…

Bronze Mystique

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:40:15 +0300

Call My Name

Tue, 03 Aug 1982 12:40:16 +0400

New York Times Bestselling Author
BARBARA DELINSKY
CALL MY NAME
From America's beloved storyteller, Barbara Delinsky, comes the story of one woman's passion, one man's politics, and one battle of the sexes that's too close to call...
As a child psychologist, Dr. Daran Patterson is passionately dedicated to children's causes—so dedicated, in fact, that she's taking her campaign directly to Senator Drew Charles. He may be one of Connecticut's most popular and powerful politicians, but she is prepared to put up a fight. Unfortunately, she's not prepared for how handsome and charismatic he is—how he can wrap a woman around his finger with a look and a smile. The Senator is impressed with the doctor as well. He's never met an advocate so engagingly persuasive—or irresistibly sexy. So far, their encounters have been civil. But when their mutual attraction leads to one molten-hot kiss, the political becomes the...

A Woman Betrayed

Tue, 03 Aug 1993 12:40:17 +0300

A classic novel from an exceptional storyteller, A Woman Betrayed, first published in 1991, is a stunning tale of troubling secrets that can hide beneath the placid surface of a seemingly good marriage—and the courage that's needed to move on.

Laura Frye has been happily married to her husband, Jeff, for twenty years. She has everything she ever wanted: strong, enduring, romantic love; two wonderful kids; even her own successful catering business. But her picture-perfect world shatters into a thousand pieces when Jeff mysteriously disappears.

Laura is certain the man she married would never leave his family voluntarily. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had ever suspected. As Jeff's many secrets come to light, Laura is left to wonder how well she really knew him—or if she knew him at all. In the wake of emotional disaster—with all she cherished in ruins around her—she will have to reach deep inside...

A Week at the Shore

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:51:14 +0300

"A first-rate storyteller who creates believable, sympathetic characters who seem as familiar as your neighbors," (The Boston Globe), Barbara Delinsky presents a captivating new novel about a woman whose unexpected reunion with her estranged family forces her to confront a devastating past in A Week at the Shore.

One phone call is all it takes to lure Mallory Aldiss back to her family's Rhode Island beach home. It's been twenty years since she's been gone—running from the scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with the love of her life, Jack Sabathian.Twenty years during which she lived in New York, building her career as a photographer and raising her now teenage daughter Joy.

But that phone call makes it clear that something has brought the past forward again—something involving Mallory's father. Compelled by concern for her family and by Joy's wish to visit...

Suddenly

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:03:24 +0200

From the New York Timesbestselling author of More Than Friends comes an emotionally charged novel that reflects upon the consequences of one irrevocable act.In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, her best friend and medical partner, inexplicably kills herself, Paige's comfortable life is suddenly shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings to the hope that, in time, her orderly life will return.What she hadn't counted on were the unexpected pleasures that often come with change, including the touch of a man who offers Paige things she never thought she wanted. She hadn't counted on finding the meaning of life in the death of a friend.For everyone who has ever made a choice between what is and what could be, Barbara Delinsky unveils a truly moving gift from the heart that captures one...

Heart of the Night: A Novel

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:51:25 +0200

Heart of the Night

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:51:25 +0200

Assistant D.A. Savannah Smith, her jealous sister Susan, and society wife Megan Vandermeer are old friends—and sometimes bitter rivals. Then one horrifying night, Megan is kidnapped. Together the two sisters try to find her, wrestling with the secrets that have stood between them and following a dangerous trail that leads to two charismatic men. One is Jared Snow, the radio star with the voice Savannah cannot resist. The other is Sam Craig, the tough detective whose rugged sensuality Susan cannot deny. All will be swept toward a shocking revelation as each woman is forced to reassess her life . . . and how far she will go for the man she loves.Heart of the Night brings us New York Times bestseller Barbara Delinsky at her best, in a page-turner about the pain, joy, and desires of modern women.

The Dream (Crosslyn Rise Trilogy)

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:18:57 +0200

Blueprints

Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:49:49 +0200

Blueprints is the story of two strong women, Caroline MacAfee, a skilled carpenter, and her daughter Jamie, a talented architect. The day after her 56th birthday, Caroline is told the network wants Jamie to replace her as the host on Gut It!, their family-based home construction TV show. The resulting rift couldn't come at a worse time. For Jamie, life changes overnight when, soon after learning of the host shift, her father and his new wife die in a car accident that orphans their two-year-old son. Accustomed to organization and planning, she is now grappling with a toddler who misses his parents, a fiancé who doesn't want the child, a staggering new attraction, and a work challenge that, if botched, could undermine the future of both MacAfee Homes and Gut It!For Caroline, hosting Gut It! is part of her identity. Facing its loss, she feels betrayed by her daughter and old in the eyes of the world. When her ex-husband dies, she is...

The Stud

Wed, 13 Nov 1991 17:53:53 +0200

Not something that the president of a large chain of successful department stores is used to asking for - and certainly not from her best friend's older brother.

But then, Jenna McCue's never gone looking for "stud" services before.

And yet, when you think about it, is it really such a big favor? Spencer Smith's a professional adventurer - he might look on this as one. After all, he'd be doing something he's never done before... and it would only take a few minutes of his time with a test tube in a doctor's office...

And then she would have a baby! The ultimate adventure!

Spencer's not sure he wants to father a baby. But if he agrees, it won't be with test tubes or doctor's offices. It will be the old-fashioned way - now that's the ultimate adventure!

The Secret Between Us

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:29:36 +0200

Twilight Whispers

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:57:21 +0200

Will the ties that bound these three families for generations finally tear them apart? New York Timesbestselling author Barbara Delinsky's classic novel Twilight Whispers now available as an e-book for the first time.Linked for years through friendship and intermarriage, the Warren and Whyte families find their charmed world is marred when Mark Whyte and his wife Deborah Warren are found murdered. Police detective Robert Cavanaugh, working on a tip about dissension within the families, sets out to examine the mystique behind their wealth and power.Katia Morell is part of that mystique. Daughter of the Whyte's housekeeper but now a successful advertising executive, she is drawn back into the home where she never quite belonged, and is forced to face her life-long, unrequited love for Jordan Whyte. As the police investigation uncovers secret after secret and, finally, boils to a shocking conclusion, Katia and Jordan are but two of...